艮 (gěn) — name of the Gen trigram (☶) in the Eight Trigrams of the I Ching; name of the Gen hexagram (䷳) in the Sixty-four Hexagrams
Definition
A noun from the I Ching: the name of the trigram ☶ (Mountain) and the hexagram ䷳ (stillness). Symbolizes a mountain, immobility, and stopping.
noun
name of the Gen trigram (☶) in the Eight Trigrams of the I Chingname of the Gen hexagram (䷳) in the Sixty-four Hexagrams
Examples
- 艮。gěn Shì bā guà zhī yī.Gen is one of the eight trigrams.
- 《》，艮。Zài 《zhōu yì》 zhōng, gěn dài biǎo shān.In the Book of Changes, Gen represents mountain.
- 艮。gěn Guà xiàng zhēng jìng zhǐ.The Gen hexagram symbolizes stillness.
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